The Winner – Mr. Holt, the moderator with an agenda
We were told that this Monday’s
first presidential debate would have three focuses: “securing America, America’s direction, and achieving prosperity. The debate moderator traditionally chooses
the themes and the questions for the presidential debates.
Heavy reports that
Lester Holt, NBC anchor and moderator of this Monday’s debate, solely chose the
night’s topics and wrote its questions.
Mr. Holt should explain why he questioned
Donald Trump about releasing his tax returns. How does the release of those
returns, however desirable that may be, impact “securing
America, America’s
direction, or achieving prosperity?
Mr. Holt should also explain
why he questioned Donald Trump about his view about the location of President
Obama’s birth? How do those remarks impact “securing
America, America’s
direction, or achieving prosperity?
While Mr. Holt is dreaming up
answers to those two questions, here is a third. Why
did he not ask former Secretary of State lies about her e-mails, the
destruction of e-mails, and her decisions regarding Benghazi? Why did she not retain all e-mails and let a
judge determine which were personal and not to be released?
In fact, Mr. Holt could have
pursued an array of questions about Mrs. Clinton’s involvement in many
suspicious actions that had a direct bearing on the security of America.
It was obvious to this observer
that Mr. Holt came loaded for Donald Trump. I predict that the media will
ignore the obvious bias of Mr. Holt and Mr. Holt won the debate.
